
A story told by a narrator who has no clue of the adultery and betrayal around him. Ian Aubrey, sent to the U.S from U.K as a boy during WWII, is writing a biography of his ancestor John Aubrey whose posthumously published "brief lives" was the first use of this title.

Brief Lives British born novelist Ian Aubrey, descendant of the eccentric 17th century diarist John Aubrey, is having difficulty writing a biography of his ancestor and of confronting his own life. Ian was among English children sent to the United States during WWII. He was raised...